The Silent Scream

Yesterday and today, I had a lot of going through my head; a lot of personal stuff. I was thinking to myself, will things in my life ever get better? To the eyes and perceptions of others, I've got it made. A beautiful wife, two nice cars, a nice house, a good job, and a good church to go (which is rare nowadays). However, certain "pressure points" in my life continue to get hit and kind of slow me down. We all have these pressure points, Achilles heels, or as Paul would say, thorns in our sides. Certain things and situations in our lives ain't going away. Now, a whole lot of church folk and new age thinkers will disagree with me but I agree with what the Word says. These certain things occur in various seasons of our lives to humble us. However, they hurt like crazy because there's no time limit in this game we've been inserted in. We look for others to see what we're going through in our lives but they can't see. Some may see a smidgin' of it but have the wrong perspectives of it and do what Job's three other friends did, judge you incorrectly. We look for relief but none is in sight and the frustration becomes too much to bear on our own. However, there is no one to trust or confide in. People in our circle say we can lean on them but they won't understand the situation we're in. Seeing this tepid situation, we turn into introverts holding the pain and emotions we feel inside. We want to release it but can't because we believe and feel no one will understand us. Rightly so. As Daryl Coley sung a long time ago, we begin to develop a Silent Scream. We walk around with a smile on our face but inside we're in a ball of confusion. It hurts, it sucks, and no one understands what we're going through. So the isolation begins in our lives and we become hobbits. But there is one who hears and understands our silent scream. We see many of our dreams and hopes become deferred; therefore causes our hearts to become sick. We want to accomplish so many things God has called us to do but it seems like it's ever going to come to fruition. Some of us have made great sacrifices but have yet to receive any type of reward; especially in our time of need. David was a man who in most of his writings went through various times of agony. A lot of us who know his story only see him as king, a priest, a worshipper, and an undignified praise machine. But we don't take the time to read his writings like Psalms 42, 50, 51, 61-63, and 73. The man experienced cruel seasons of emotional anguish within his soul. He didn't have anyone to turn to in those days when he ran from Saul and had to hide in caves. He had no one to turn to when he had sinned and found no one to encourage him back to right relationship with God. He had no comfort in hearing the news his beloved son Absalom had died while fleeing from his soldiers. In each of these situations, David had a silent scream. His soul was in agony and the only he mentioned who heard his silent scream was God Himself. You see, a lot of us put our trust in men too much when we go through the various issues of life. We want people to hug us, help us out financially, even cut us a break because our present sufferings have overwhelmed. But men are such flawed beings and we must look to the sovereign and perfect one who hears our silent scream. It's a scream only the Lord can hear, understand, and can heal the wounded heart. It's Jesus who hears the groaning and inner pains coming from the depths of our soul. It's God who is the only one who has the answer the problems we encounter in our lives. No matter who you are or what belief you practice, we must look unto Jesus as our healer of our silent screams. My friends, I write this because now I have a silent scream and have come to realize some of you have one, too. We must put our trust in God and know He doesn't neglect the cries of His prisoners, nor will He leave His kids in a tormented state forever. As the late Walter Hawkins once sang, Cry On to God and let Him help us along the way. As I close this blog, I want to know that I feel some of you out there that have come to grips with the reality of life. We are going through and feel like we're being stripped of everything we've earned as well as been given. Read these words here and from the latter part, be comforted:

A friend of mine says

You prayed and cried

Prayed and cried

Prayed and cried

and still though it seems like no one would come to your rescue

all those nights when you had to walk the floor

thinking that is the time when I can't take no more

You to know that He was there all the time

He was there all the time

When you cry and tears would fall

He was right there by your side

I'll turn to Jesus Christ

The Sovereign One

Who hears our silent scream

God hears our silent scream, dgwo. (peace to Daryl Coley)

Reference:

Psalms 42:9-11

Psalms 56:8

Psalms 69

Hebrews 4:15-16